Ebony — For other uses, see Ebony (disambiguation). Rough ebony. Ebony is a dense black wood, most commonly yielded by several species in the genus Diospyros, but ebony may also refer to other heavy, black (or dark colored) woods from unrelated species.… … Wikipedia
ebony — /eb euh nee/, n., pl. ebonies, adj. n. 1. a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc … Universalium
ebony — ceiloninis juodmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Juodmedinių šeimos medieninis augalas (Diospyros ebenum), paplitęs Indijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Diospyros ebenum angl. Ceylon ebony; ebony; ebony persimmon vok. echter Ebenholzbaum isp.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
ebony persimmon — ceiloninis juodmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Juodmedinių šeimos medieninis augalas (Diospyros ebenum), paplitęs Indijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Diospyros ebenum angl. Ceylon ebony; ebony; ebony persimmon vok. echter Ebenholzbaum isp.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Ceylon — • An island to the south east of India and separated from it only by a chain of reefs and sand banks called Adam s Bridge Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ceylon Ceylon … Catholic encyclopedia
Ebony — Eb on*y, n.; pl. {Ebonies}. [F. [ e]b[ e]ne, L. ebenus, fr. Gr. ?; prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. hobn[=i]m, pl. Cf. {Ebon}.] A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ceylon, Physical, Historical and Topographical — Plate from Ceylon Fig Tree on the Ruins of Pollanarrua A combination of the exotic, the factual and the myth made Ceylon a very popular book Ceylon. An Account of the Island, Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of its Natural… … Wikipedia
Ebony — A black, hard wood, brought by the merchants from India to Tyre (Ezek. 27:15). It is the heart wood, brought by Diospyros ebenus, which grows in Ceylon and Southern India … Easton's Bible Dictionary
CEYLON — (3,008), a pear shaped island about the size of Scotland, separated from India, to which it geographically belongs, and SE. of which it lies, by Palk Strait, 32 m. broad; comprises a lofty, central tableland with numerous peaks, the highest… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Diospyros — chloroxylon Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
